2017
Reporting on Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis
Picciotto M. Reporting on Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 3737-3737. PMID: 28381649, PMCID: PMC6596713, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0654-17.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Dissociation between duration of action in the forced swim test in mice and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor occupancy with sazetidine, varenicline, and 5-I-A85380
Caldarone BJ, Wang D, Paterson NE, Manzano M, Fedolak A, Cavino K, Kwan M, Hanania T, Chellappan SK, Kozikowski AP, Olivier B, Picciotto MR, Ghavami A. Dissociation between duration of action in the forced swim test in mice and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor occupancy with sazetidine, varenicline, and 5-I-A85380. Psychopharmacology 2011, 217: 199-210. PMID: 21487659, PMCID: PMC3266849, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2271-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntidepressive AgentsAzetidinesBehavior, AnimalBenzazepinesBrainData Interpretation, StatisticalDose-Response Relationship, DrugLigandsMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular StructureMotor ActivityNicotinic AgonistsProtein BindingPyridinesQuinoxalinesReceptors, NicotinicSwimmingTime FactorsVareniclineConceptsAntidepressant-like effectsAntidepressant-like actionSwim testDuration of actionReceptor occupancyNAChR antagonist mecamylamineDihydro-β-erythroidineAcetylcholine receptor agonistRole of β2Partial agonist vareniclineSymptoms of depressionNAChR β2Antagonist mecamylamineReceptor agonistActive dosesAgonist vareniclineSazetidinePartial agonistVareniclineObjectivesThe studyBehavioral efficacyNAChRsBehavioral responsesAgonistsPromising target
2009
Cytisine-Based Nicotinic Partial Agonists as Novel Antidepressant Compounds
Mineur YS, Eibl C, Young G, Kochevar C, Papke RL, Gündisch D, Picciotto MR. Cytisine-Based Nicotinic Partial Agonists as Novel Antidepressant Compounds. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2009, 329: 377-386. PMID: 19164465, PMCID: PMC2670591, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.149609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaloidsAnimalsAntidepressive AgentsAzocinesCloning, MolecularData Interpretation, StatisticalElectrophysiologyEnvironmentFeeding BehaviorHindlimb SuspensionLaburnumMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMotor ActivityNicotinic AgonistsOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesQuinolizinesReceptors, CholinergicSwimmingXenopus laevisConceptsAntidepressant-like effectsAntidepressant-like propertiesNicotinic partial agonistPartial agonistAntidepressant efficacyDose-dependent antidepressant-like effectNovelty-suppressed feeding testC57/BL6 miceBeta2 nAChRsAntidepressant-like activityTail suspension testBlood-brain barrierSelective partial agonistNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsNovel antidepressantsDevelopment of drugsBL6 miceAlpha3/beta4Alpha7 nAChRsAgonist effectsMood disordersRodent modelsSuspension testTail suspensionMouse model